After nearly 17 years since Tao Quan 2009, the parody lyrics about urban flooding have become livable to the audience to this day.
The remade lyrics were humorously performed at Tao Quan 2009 - which took " materials" from the historic flood in Hanoi in 2008.
In recent days, this series of songs, from "Hanoi this season, the streets are like rivers" to "Flood from the street intersection" has been widely shared.
Many viewers commented, "Almost 17 years have passed, everything has changed, the lives of the artists participating in Tao Quan have changed, only the flooding of Hanoi has not changed".
Within just one week, Hanoi has experienced 2 floods due to heavy rain.
Along social networks, familiar improvised lyrics were spread. Whether it is a complaint with a bit of humor or a gentle mockery, those words have long become a familiar "song" every time many streets are submerged in water.
Hanoi this season, the streets are like rivers is based on the original song Hanoi in the season of no rain by musician Truong Quy Hai. The song was performed by Tao Thoat Nuoc Tu Long at Tao Quan 2009 about the flooding of Hanoi streets.
The song Hanoi this season is free of rain. In the cold of winter, the scarves fly wildly in the cold wind. Milk flowers drop, you are with me one afternoon after finishing school... in Truong Quy Hai's original song once evoked a romantic Hanoi.
However, in Tao Quan 2009, Tao Thoat Nuoc (Tu Long) "reported" to become: "Hanoi this season has streets and rivers. My cold head and legs were soaked in cold water. Milk flowers stopped falling, my younger brother swam all afternoon on the street. The ancient Co Ngu road is now flooded with the Red River... - the lyrics are both satirical and humorous - and have been sung by audiences for nearly 17 years.
Not only the song "Hanoi this season is the same as the river", but every flood season comes, the audience also recalls "Flood from the intersection of the streets" - another famous parody song of Tao Quan 2009.
With a familiar melody and sophisticated satire, the song reflects the reality of urban flooding and quickly became a popular phenomenon.
Up to now, after nearly 17 years, every time it rains heavily in Hanoi, those lyrics are echoed.
The lyrics in the 2009 Tao Quan song were sung by many people every rainy season: "In addition to the rain, my city is flooded, when people and vehicles are separated, they swim on the road", "Seeing the whole people racing to swim like a contest", "In the middle of the majestic capital/a flock of fish floating on the sidewalk/alling up to swim on the sidewalk, the water rolling into our house...".
Every time Hanoi is heavily flooded, the familiar saying about "city swimming" begins. Little rain, big rain, our city is flooded/ This swimmer will be the champion of the SEA Games has become a song that predicts each rainy and stormy season.
"Flood from a Street Intersection" is based on the original song "From a Street Intersection" by musician Pham Tuyen.
In which the combination of artists such as People's Artist Xuan Bac, People's Artist Tu Long, People's Artist Cong Ly and People's Artist Quoc Khanh has brought laughter and "heart" to the audience for nearly 17 years.
